Records from Rochester Orphan Asylum

1837 - 1839

Rochester, NY

The two lists on this page are from the earliest records of the Rochester Orphan Asylum. The lists give the name of the adopted child and and the name of the person that took the child. In some cases it says that the child was "bound;" meaning that the child was given to the person to act as a servant.

Thomas DOE was taken by Mrs. Gregory Dec. 1838 - but becoming dissatisfied ran away and was afterwards taken by Methodist clergyman from Mich. - Mrs. Graves is the most suitable person to give information respecting this child.

Margaret DEMPSEY with Mrs. Pierson at Avon - bound

Margaret FERGUSON with Mrs. Montgomery taken July 1839 - not bound

Rachel GIBSON with Mrs. Hunter taken Apr. 1838 - bound

Juliet HALL with Mrs. Mott of Mich. taken June 1839 - not bound

Susan McAULEY with Mrs. Jennings of Farmington taken Sept. 1837 - not bound

Caroline REED with Mr. Elliot of Youngstown taken June 1839 - bound

Robert STANLEY and Mary McCOMBER with Mrs. Willets of Ypsalante, Mich. taken Nov. 1837 - bound

Julia STODARD with a person in the town of York, the name I have forgotten

Margaret BESOM, Mary Ann McMANNERS, William WALLACE and Jane WOODBURY have all been taken from the places where they have been placed by their parents and are now under their control.

Mrs. Tobey's report of children removed from the Rochester Orphan Asylum

Sept. 5, 1837

Frederic CHAMPLIN taken by a gentleman from Farmington returned a few months after and taken by Mr. Chapin of Brockport, remained but a short time and went in pursuit of his father to Buffalo. Not since been heard from.

Sept. 11, 1837

Susan McCAULEY - Farmington adopted as an own child

Sept. 23, 1837

William LAMBERT - taken by his father who paid his board

Oct. 5, 1837

Hannah ADAMS by Mrs. Rint returned soon after & taken by Mr. Aldridge of Farmington

Nov. 27, 1837

Robert STANLEY & Mary McCOMBER taken by (blank space) Mich.

Nov. 16, 1837

Alanso MAURICE by Rev. Mr. Thompson - Canandaigua

Dec. 6, 1837

Louisa LEONARD by Mr. Smith

Dec. 7, 1837

Harriet STODARD by Mrs. Harrington

Dec. 8, 1837

Sarah TENNET by Mr. Hubbard in six months returned, now have board paid by poor master

Jan. 15, 1838

Rachel GIBSON taken by Mr. Fish returned and taken by Mr. Hunter Apr. 30

Feb. 20, 1838

Sarah HOWARTH - Mr. Brewster

March 3, 1838

----- by a friend of Mrs. Seymour since taken by her father

April 7, 1838

Franklin CHAMPLIN by Mr. Aldridge, Farmington

April 30, 1838

Sopronia BROOKS taken by her mother to Buffalo

May 1, 1838

S. P. BRADLEY by Mrs. Gay

May 12, 1838

Charlotte SAMPSON by her aunt - order of Mrs. Bird

May 16, 1838

Julia STODARD by Mrs. Brooks returned and taken
Sept. 7 by Mr. Martindale of York - order of Mrs. Moore

May 29, 1838

Margaret DEMPSEY taken by Mrs. Robbins returned & taken Oct. 29 by Mr. Parsons - Avon on trial, not returned

June 5, 1838

Harriet DEVY by --- Skidmore, Walworth after 10 months returned. Now taken by her mother to Saratoga.

Aug. 8, 1838

Emeline ROFF taken by a man from Caledonia, soon stolen by her mother

Aug. 9, 1838

Calvin MILLER his mother to Mr. Irwin, Sand Creek

Aug. 27, 1838

James BAIN by his mother

Sept. 3, 1838

Mary RINGLEY; by her mother

Sept. 17, 1838

Wm. PARMER by his mother, soon returned

Sept. 22, 1838

Jane BURKE run away - in six weeks returned

Oct. 8, 1838

Mary RINGLEY by her mother, board by Thompson

Dec. 28, 1838

Jane BURKE over age kept for health - ran away after six weeks returned and Feb. 1839 taken on trial by Mr. Shirby Ridgeway

Jan. 17, 1839

Susan DOE by Mrs. Penfield of Penfield

Dec . 3, 1838

Henry Erastus BRUCE ran away and lived with his mother

Jan. 3, 1839

Thomas DOE taken by Mrs. Gregory soon left & lived with his brother till Aug. was taken by a methodist clergyman to Mich.

Jan. 3, 1839

Catharine BOMAN taken on trial by Mrs. Curtis, her parents got her away - she did not belong to the society - here 3 days

March 2, 1839

Mary BURNS by Mrs. Grover on trial

April 1, 1839

Richard James STEPHENSON by Mr. Osburn returned & gone to Walworth, I think Aug. He is with Mr. Miller taken by Mr. T. H. Rochester